Windows XP 2Advanced Theme/Visual Style Release.


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I just fooled around with the skin in StyleBuilder, and added a few color-schemes! Man it's easy with the build-in colorizer! ;) Anyways, I think the skin looks cooler (smoother) when the user name (in the Start menu) is.. like.. Tahoma, 9 instead of the BOLD arial type of font used before.... Just a personal POV thou.

No matter how many color schemes i made the original is STILL the smoothest! Thumbs up m8! Awesome skin.

I have ONE small problem thou. My Start menu button is not showing properly. It's smaller than supposed to, like it ends right after the 'start' writing ... weird.

EDIT: Ahh, the res.hack thingie might fix that .. ;) lmao. I'm sleeping here.

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hey parsout I hacked this style so that it isn't necesary to hack you're explorer exe to get rid of the start button text it just looks like the screenshot without hacking explorer.exe. Here's how:

Change the content margins setting on the start button to:

-40,84,0,0 That -40 left and 84 right

Then change the start button text font size to -1 on all the different sizes and then it's not necesary to hack explorer.exe the msstyles file will handle it all. This makes it cleaner for ppl that like to switch themes alot that way it doesn't make there other themes messed up. Just a bit of advice

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whack! lol, i had just used your tip that you give me in that other thread to do this, and i was gonna post it here, cuz someone suggested hacking explorer.exe, but this way is much better and you don't have to hack explorer.exe everytime you wanna change themes. but yeah, do what whack said :p

cheers,

joe

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This is the best visual style that I have ever used. Previously, I exclusively used the Acid Etched Suite. However, I continually looked for something which would be even more pleasing to me. Finally, I've found it.

I tip my hat to you for creating this. It is excellent in every detail.

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My girlfriend loves this style but she was upset it had no shellstyle and being proficient with the shellstyle I threw one together and I have to say I think it's the best I've done yet it's still not done and I will not release it without the authors permission but I thought I'd post a pic to see what ppl think of it. Well here goes here's a shot of what I have so far

1.JPG

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hack, could u explain that a bit more detailed?  

here do i have to change that n stuff?  

tia

Umm well import it into stylebuilder and make the changes I listed and thats all there is to it.

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whipped this up... i based this off a custom logonui that i never released, but this seems pretty fitting. its 1024x768 right now, other sizes easy to make... comments/questions? should i put this in a new thread...

temp.jpg

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Sorry i havent posted, i've been totally preoccupied going back to Tafe and looking after me poor mum. ;|

I actually did skin the shellstyle part (or so i thought) here is a screen of how it was supposed to look:

shellstyle.gif

Don't be afraid to go nuts with my theme, its ok because i wouldnt have time to make any changes anyway, just as long as you keep my name clearly visible in the themes inner properties, and give me a little credit here and there. ;)

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No offense, but YUCK. The 2Advance style of design has been ripped off by so many websites and design companies that I never want to see it again.

Besides, it is pretty ugly.

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hey parsout that doesn't actually work thats to skin the IE bar it's different thats for things like the XP search window and it doesn't actually work you have to do the shellstyle with reshack and as far as my shellstyle goes if you want to release it with you're style you can but I'm not up to hosting it and posting it myself I just don't really want too. I've done the shellstyle for alot of styles and had them released with the style though. So if you do want to use mine feel free I'll send it to you just give me credit for it thats all I ask

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Originally posted by onyxcorp  

No offense, but YUCK. The 2Advance style of design has been ripped off by so many websites and design companies that I never want to see it again.

Besides, it is pretty ugly.

Shut the **** up.

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onyxcorp: None taken and thanks alot for the honest opinion. Just remember that out in the big wide world its whats popular that sells, my friend.

Whack: Ok heres an idea - if you could skin that shellstyle file for me to the specs in the screenshot (i'll send you the bmp's, png's) then i'll just update the zips to the locations i've uploaded and add credits to you in the theme file and an enclosed text file as well. :) Sound good? PM me if you'd like to take this up. Thanks very much in advance. :)

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Well I don't really want to do it for you and I really don't want to make another shellstyle for this style I alread made one. If you need me to explain how to make a shellstyle or need advice fixing it once you've got it started I'll be glad to help but as for just making the one you laid out I'm really not interested in the credit for the actual work I already have plenty of credit in other styles I just like putting my work out the stuff I desighned myself but I understand if you don't want anyone else's work in your style as well so I'll just keep mine to myself. Anyway Like I said any thing about making a shellstyle you want to know I'll be glad to tell you. Just ask

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There has to be a way to work this out ....Whacks shellstyle is awesome.....Im sure everyone would love to have it!!!!

WOrk something out!! PLEASE!!!!!

I would love to use this theme...but with the shellstyle it would have to surpass alll other themes!

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